On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
 The emblem of suffering and shame;

And I love that old cross where the dearest and best

For a world of lost sinners was slain.

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So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
 Till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged cross,
 And exchange it some day for a crown.

O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
 Has a wondrous attraction for me;

For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
, To bear it to dark Calvary.

Refrain

In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
 A wondrous beauty I see,

For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
 To pardon and sanctify me.

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To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
 Its shame and reproach gladly bear;

Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
 Where His glory forever I’ll share.

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Laugh and sing today~it's good for your heart!

xoxox, Hank and Daff